Special Online Edition

The painting on this issue's cover, entitled Old Damascus, is by Syrian artist Emad Hemede, known as Jano. His focus on religious monuments and Syrian architecture dates back to 2007. "I felt we were living in a precarious equilibrium: being all from different religions, peacefully living together," Jano told us. "I wanted to convey a message that we must take care of this precious coexistence." Jano left Syria in 2011 to share his art with people around the world, and has not been able to return to his country since. "My future work will describe my dream of the Syrian future, which is nothing but its beautiful past," he wrote in an e-mail.

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Staff

Shatha Almutawa, senior editor

Other Articles

Pen with paper and envelopes

July 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

On “Standing with Historians of Japan”
Pen with paper and envelopes

July 1, 2015

Letters to the Editor

On The History Manifesto
The “Moses' Mountain” hiking trail preserves the former Richmond Parkway right-of-way as public parkland (, 2015).

June 30, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Ecological Explorations on Staten Island: Cycling through the Greenbelt
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June 29, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Public History Employer Survey
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June 26, 2015

In Memoriam, Perspectives Daily

David Kyvig
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June 24, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: MayaLisa Holzman
A sunset over a city.

June 23, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Distance, Empathy, and the Challenge of Interpreting an Intimate Past
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June 19, 2015

From the Executive Director, Perspectives Daily

To Mayor Riley of Charleston: Everything Has a History
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June 18, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: John Ghazvinian
Journeys Docent Training 1

June 16, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Summer School
Brown in an abandoned fishery in the Chernobyl Zone.

June 15, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Being There
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June 12, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Actions by the AHA Council January–June 2015
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June 11, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Field Notes from Angola: Familiar Foreign Country – a Historian’s Research Travels
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June 10, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Julian Lim
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June 10, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Ecological Explorations on Staten Island: Contemporary Landscapes and Archival Paper Trails
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June 9, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Journey into an Undocumented Past: Why I Became a Historian
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June 8, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

AHA Today Introduces the Winners of Its First Blog Contest
U Chicago graduate students crafting their pitches. Photo by E. L. Osborn.

June 4, 2015

Perspectives Daily

To the Fifth Floor and Beyond

June 3, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Honing Our Craft
National Library of Medicine

June 2, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Report from the Field
Picnic in the woods 1, ca. 1917 by an unknown photographer. College students in Lakewood, NJ. Added on Flickr by Richard, CC BY 2.0.

June 1, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Career Planning as an Undergraduate in History
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July 31, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Nichole Sanders

July 30, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Historians.org down for Maintenance Today at 4:00 p.m.
"Jordan and Alma often get other historians involved in the process of going from ancient text into food. Mallory Ditchey translated and provided commentary on Tablet YBC 4644 from the Yale Babylonian Collection for this post on Mesopotamian beet broth." Mallory Ditchey: https://history.columbia.edu/graduate/Ditchey.html Yale Babylonian Collection: https://www.library.yale.edu/neareast/exhibitions/cuisine.html Mesopotamian beet broth: https://www.leftovershistory.com/ancient-mesopotamian-beet-broth/ Credit: Avner Barak

July 29, 2015

Perspectives Daily

A Taste of Food History in Action
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July 23, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Marc D. Landry II
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July 22, 2015

Perspectives Daily

What I Do: Laura Kamoie, Novelist
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July 21, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Radical Politics and Everyday Struggles: Using Archives and Oral History to Explain the Past
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July 15, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Henry Maar
Figure 1: Beginning to read for exams can be daunting, but it doesn't have to be! (Photo by author)

July 14, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Binders Full of Books
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July 13, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal
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July 8, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Carolyn Eisenberg
A sunset over a city.

July 7, 2015

Perspectives Daily

The Planning Season
A church archive in Angola, 2011. Photo by .

July 6, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Field Notes from Angola: Of Archived Archives and Anarchic Archives

July 2, 2015

Press Start to Begin

July 2, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Announcing the Summer Issue of Perspectives on History—Online!

July 1, 2015

Imperial Ends

August 31, 2015

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Back-to-School Discounts for AHA Members!

August 27, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Kate Geoghegan

August 26, 2015

Perspectives Daily

What I Do: Valerie Paley, New-York Historical Society

August 20, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Paige Glotzer

August 18, 2015

Connecting Young Historians

August 13, 2015

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Ellen Carol DuBois

August 12, 2015

Potential Pitfalls

August 11, 2015

Perspectives Daily, Perspectives Summer Columns

Ecological Explorations on Staten Island: The Rise and Fall of “Sandy Ground Cultural Park”

August 10, 2015

News, Perspectives Daily

2015 NEH Grant Award Winners Announced

August 7, 2015

News, Perspectives Daily

Historians Named 2015 ACLS Public Fellows

August 5, 2015

Under Construction

August 4, 2015

Perspectives Daily

Harper Lee and the Cold War Canon